https://www.airbnbhell.com/airbnb-and-identity-theft-think-about-your-data/ Uncensored Airbnb Stories from Hosts & Guests Wed, 13 Jan 2021 17:13:05 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://www.airbnbhell.com/airbnb-and-identity-theft-think-about-your-data/comment-page-1/#comment-43328 Wed, 13 Jan 2021 17:13:05 +0000 https://www.airbnbhell.com/airbnb-and-identity-theft/#comment-43328 Actually “Jonah” it’s not it all the same. When I check into a hotel, they swipe my credit card and sometimes asked to look at my ID. They absolutely do not take a double-sided digital scan of it and transmit that across the Internet. Airbnb goes a step further by using facial verification systems, and their privacy policy even specifically states that they use that information for business purposes – i.e. selling your data for any reason they see fit. As someone who appears to have trust issues with their guests, it’s very surprising that you would trust your financial information to hackers in this way.

]]> https://www.airbnbhell.com/airbnb-and-identity-theft-think-about-your-data/comment-page-1/#comment-33208 Wed, 15 Jan 2020 16:46:17 +0000 https://www.airbnbhell.com/airbnb-and-identity-theft/#comment-33208 Let’s put the shoe on the other foot. So, how do you think a host feels, getting a booking from a “nobody” anonymous person who could just as likely be a criminal? You need to surrender your drivers license and credit card to a hotel for the same reason. As a host, I don’t feel sorry for you. I don’t want you here if I can’t be assured of who you are or how I can come after you if you trash my place.

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